Premier Floor Care, Inc. v. Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PREMIER FLOOR CARE, INC., Case No. 21-cv-04188-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC., et al., Defendants. Docket No.
12 13 Plaintiff Premier Floor Care, Inc. has filed suit against Defendants Albertson Companies, Inc. and Safeway, Inc. (collectively, “Safeway”) for civil conspiracy, breach of contract (including the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing), and unfair competition. For many years, Safeway hired Premier to clean the floors in certain Safeway stores in Northern California. However, in early 2018, Safeway terminated its relationship with Premier. According to Premier, Safeway terminated the relationship based on pressure from a local union who wanted Safeway to use a different vendor instead – the company King Janitorial Equipment. (Both Premier and King have unionized employees.) Now pending before the Court is Safeway’s motion for…